Google Meet's AI-powered “Take Notes for Me” to be released “soon”

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  • Google Meet is introducing a new AI note-taking tool called “Take notes for me.”
  • Available on desktop/laptop in English only, this feature ensures meeting notes are easily accessible to all participants.
  • Admins can configure this feature via settings in the Google Workspace admin console starting August 13.



Google has been testing a note-taking tool for its video conferencing platform Google Meet for some time now, and the feature now appears to be rolling out to users as a fully-fledged tool called “Take notes for me.”

The feature builds on the tech giant's previous Duet AI and joins a list of other AI-enabled features such as real-time translation, AI noise cancellation, video enhancement, and more.

Illustration of a laptop with the Google Meet logo and various people icons.

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The tool is available to try out as a feature in Google Workspace Labs and will be rolling out to Workspace customers soon, along with the Gemini Enterprise add-on, Gemini Education Premium add-on, and AI Meetings & Messaging add-on.


According to Google, the feature will allow meeting participants to automatically record meeting notes and share them in Google Docs, see what was said in previous meetings even if they join late, create “action items” for meeting participants, and get a summary of meeting notes and action items after the call.

In a Workspace update post, Google announced that admins, such as office IT departments, will be able to “configure whether users can use this Google AI note-taking feature using a new Admin console setting.”

A screenshot of the Admin Settings screen to enable or disable note taking.

Source: Google


For eligible users who want to take advantage of this upcoming feature, please note that it is on by default, or if you're an Admin, you can enable it in the Admin console. Apps → Google Workspace → Google Meet → Gemini SettingsThe configuration settings will begin rolling out from August 13th.


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A screenshot of Google Meet's upcoming note-taking feature.

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Please note that this feature will initially only be available in English for computer or laptop users. Once a meeting has started, users can tap the pencil icon in the top right corner to start automatic note-taking. Also, once the feature is enabled, all meeting participants will be notified that automatic note-taking is in progress and will see a blue pencil icon on everyone's screen so they can keep track of their notes.


Meeting organizers also have the option to start the feature automatically when a meeting starts. Once the meeting ends, an email will be sent to the meeting organizer and users who turned on the feature with any generated notes.

Google's update didn't say when the feature would roll out more broadly: “We'll provide more information and timing on when 'Take notes for me' will be available to end users in the coming weeks,” the tech giant wrote.

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